Starling scores 21 points, Syracuse rallies late to beat Notre Dame 77-69
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) J.J. Starling scored 21 points, Eddie Lampkin Jr. had a double-double and Syracuse rallied from a double-digit, first-half deficit to beat Notre Dame 77-69 on Saturday.
Lampkin’s second-chance jumper gave the Orange their first lead of the game, 67-65, with 4:01 remaining. Starling added a layup to make it 69-65.
Matt Allocco’s layup pulled Notre Dame within 69-67 with 1:05 left before the Orange pulled away. Starling scored five points and Kyle Cuffe Jr. shot 6 of 6 from the free-throw line in the Orange's 14-4 run to end it.
Starling made three 3-pointers and was 7-of-20 shooting from the field. Lampkin added 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for this fourth straight double-double. Cuffe also scored 13 points for Syracuse (9-9, 3-4 ACC), which has won four straight at home in the series.
Markus Burton scored 22 of his 28 points to help Notre Dame build a 42-33 halftime lead. The Fighting Irish scored the first 11 points of the game and had a 17-point lead, 38-21, with about five minutes left in the half.
Braeden Shrewsberry added 14 points for Notre Dame (8-10, 2-5). Allocco and Tae Davis finished with 11 points apiece.
Syracuse plays at Clemson on Wednesday.
Notre Dame is on the road against Virginia next Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Kebba Njie vs. Eddie Lampkin Jr. (Fighting Irish gains possession) | Â | |
19:42 | +2 | Markus Burton makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
19:20 | Â | Lucas Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:18 | Â | Tae Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
19:09 | +2 | Tae Davis makes two point driving layup | 4-0 | |
18:36 | Â | Orange turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
18:21 | +3 | Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot | 7-0 | |
17:58 | Â | J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:56 | Â | Matt Allocco defensive rebound | Â | |
17:39 | Â | Markus Burton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:37 | Â | J.J. Starling defensive rebound | Â | |
17:29 | Â | Lucas Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound | Â | |
17:16 | +2 | Markus Burton makes two point pullup jump shot | 9-0 | |
17:14 | Â | Orange 30 second timeout | Â | |
16:51 | Â | J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:49 | Â | Tae Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
16:49 | Â | Jyare Davis personal foul (Tae Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
16:46 | +2 | Matt Allocco makes two point jump shot | 11-0 | |
16:29 | Â | J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:27 | Â | Matt Allocco defensive rebound | Â | |
16:10 | Â | Tae Davis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:08 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
15:52 | +3 | Jyare Davis makes three point jump shot (Elijah Moore assists) | 11-3 | |
15:34 | Â | Kebba Njie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:32 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
15:23 | Â | Lucas Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Matt Allocco steals) | Â | |
15:14 | Â | Lucas Taylor shooting foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul) | Â | |
15:14 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:14 | Â | Kebba Njie misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
15:14 | +1 | Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-3 | |
14:46 | Â | Jyare Davis misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â | |
14:44 | Â | Markus Burton defensive rebound | Â | |
14:34 | +2 | Markus Burton makes two point driving floating jump shot | 14-3 | |
14:00 | +3 | Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists) | 14-6 | |
13:37 | Â | Markus Burton misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
13:35 | Â | Kebba Njie offensive rebound | Â | |
13:30 | Â | Kebba Njie turnover (bad pass) (Jyare Davis steals) | Â | |
13:21 | Â | Jyare Davis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:19 | Â | Markus Burton defensive rebound | Â | |
13:15 | Â | Chris Bell personal foul (Markus Burton draws the foul) | Â | |
13:02 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. blocks Tae Davis's two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
13:00 | Â | Jyare Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
12:50 | Â | Kyle Cuffe Jr. turnover (traveling) | Â | |
12:41 | Â | Kyle Cuffe Jr. blocks Markus Burton's two point driving layup | Â | |
12:39 | Â | Jyare Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
12:32 | Â | J.J. Starling misses three point running jump shot | Â | |
12:30 | Â | Kebba Njie defensive rebound | Â | |
12:22 | +3 | Markus Burton makes three point pullup jump shot | 17-6 | |
11:59 | Â | Petar Majstorovic turnover (bad pass) (Sir Mohammed steals) | Â | |
11:53 | +3 | Markus Burton makes three point pullup jump shot | 20-6 | |
11:27 | +2 | Petar Majstorovic makes two point floating jump shot (Kyle Cuffe Jr. assists) | 20-8 | |
11:17 | +3 | Matt Allocco makes three point jump shot | 23-8 | |
11:01 | Â | J.J. Starling misses two point driving layup | Â | |
10:59 | Â | Matt Allocco defensive rebound | Â | |
10:52 | +2 | Markus Burton makes two point driving layup | 25-8 | |
10:49 | Â | Orange 30 second timeout | Â | |
10:49 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:30 | +3 | J.J. Starling makes three point stepback jump shot | 25-11 | |
10:06 | Â | Braeden Shrewsberry offensive foul (Jaquan Carlos draws the foul) | Â | |
10:06 | Â | Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
9:43 | Â | J.J. Starling turnover (lost ball) (Sir Mohammed steals) | Â | |
9:36 | Â | Chris Bell personal foul (Braeden Shrewsberry draws the foul) | Â | |
9:26 | +2 | Markus Burton makes two point driving floating jump shot | 27-11 | |
9:08 | +3 | Jaquan Carlos makes three point jump shot (Lucas Taylor assists) | 27-14 | |
8:57 | Â | Jaquan Carlos personal foul (Braeden Shrewsberry draws the foul) | Â | |
8:48 | +2 | Markus Burton makes two point stepback jump shot | 29-14 | |
8:34 | Â | Julian Roper II personal foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul) | Â | |
8:27 | Â | Petar Majstorovic turnover (bad pass) (Julian Roper II steals) | Â | |
8:19 | +2 | Markus Burton makes two point pullup jump shot | 31-14 | |
7:57 | +2 | Lucas Taylor makes two point driving layup | 31-16 | |
7:57 | Â | Julian Roper II shooting foul (Lucas Taylor draws the foul) | Â | |
7:57 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:57 | +1 | Lucas Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-17 | |
7:41 | +2 | Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point driving floating jump shot (Markus Burton assists) | 33-17 | |
7:24 | Â | J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:22 | Â | Markus Burton defensive rebound | Â | |
7:11 | Â | Lucas Taylor blocks Markus Burton's two point driving layup | Â | |
7:09 | Â | J.J. Starling defensive rebound | Â | |
7:03 | Â | Kebba Njie personal foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul) | Â | |
6:53 | +2 | Jaquan Carlos makes two point pullup jump shot | 33-19 | |
6:39 | Â | Tae Davis misses two point pullup bank jump shot | Â | |
6:37 | Â | J.J. Starling defensive rebound | Â | |
6:25 | Â | J.J. Starling misses two point floating jump shot | Â | |
6:23 | Â | J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound | Â | |
6:16 | +3 | Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists) | 36-19 | |
5:48 | +2 | J.J. Starling makes two point pullup jump shot (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists) | 36-21 | |
5:28 | Â | Kebba Njie turnover (lost ball) (J.J. Starling steals) | Â | |
5:16 | Â | Jaquan Carlos misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:14 | Â | J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound | Â | |
5:02 | Â | Jaquan Carlos personal foul (Markus Burton draws the foul) | Â | |
4:54 | +2 | Markus Burton makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 38-21 | |
4:32 | Â | Jyare Davis misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
4:30 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
4:28 | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
4:28 | +1 | Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-22 | |
4:28 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
4:28 | Â | Tae Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
4:09 | Â | Tae Davis misses two point driving layup | Â | |
4:07 | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi offensive rebound | Â | |
4:03 | Â | Markus Burton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:01 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
3:54 | Â | Markus Burton shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
3:54 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:54 | +1 | Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-23 | |
3:54 | +1 | Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-24 | |
3:43 | Â | Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:41 | Â | Petar Majstorovic defensive rebound | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Elijah Moore misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:21 | Â | Tae Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
3:11 | Â | Tae Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:09 | Â | Fighting Irish offensive rebound | Â | |
3:09 | Â | Petar Majstorovic personal foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul) | Â | |
3:09 | +1 | Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-24 | |
3:09 | +1 | Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-24 | |
2:52 | Â | Elijah Moore misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:50 | Â | Kyle Cuffe Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
2:44 | +3 | Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists) | 40-27 | |
2:25 | Â | Tae Davis misses two point driving bank jump shot | Â | |
2:23 | Â | Jaquan Carlos defensive rebound | Â | |
2:12 | +3 | Elijah Moore makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists) | 40-30 | |
2:12 | Â | Braeden Shrewsberry shooting foul (Elijah Moore draws the foul) | Â | |
2:12 | Â | Fighting Irish 30 second timeout | Â | |
2:12 | +1 | Elijah Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 40-31 | |
2:04 | Â | Braeden Shrewsberry misses two point driving layup | Â | |
2:02 | Â | Kebba Njie offensive rebound | Â | |
2:01 | Â | Kebba Njie misses two point putback layup | Â | |
1:59 | Â | Jaquan Carlos defensive rebound | Â | |
1:40 | Â | Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:38 | Â | Kebba Njie defensive rebound | Â | |
1:17 | Â | Kyle Cuffe Jr. shooting foul (Braeden Shrewsberry draws the foul) | Â | |
1:17 | +1 | Braeden Shrewsberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-31 | |
1:17 | +1 | Braeden Shrewsberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-31 | |
0:59 | +2 | Elijah Moore makes two point pullup jump shot | 42-33 | |
0:40 | Â | Tae Davis turnover (bad pass) (J.J. Starling steals) | Â | |
0:31 | Â | Elijah Moore misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
0:28 | Â | Fighting Irish defensive rebound | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Markus Burton misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Elijah Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |